Helaman 5:20

And it came to pass that

Nephi and Lehi did proceed from thence to go to the land of Nephi.

Helaman 5:21

And it came to pass that

they were taken by an army of the Lamanites and cast into prison;

yea, even in that same prison

in which Ammon and his brethren were cast by the servants of Limhi.

Helaman 5:22

And after they had been cast into prison many days without food,

behold, they went forth into the prison to take them

that they might slay them.

Helaman 5:23

And it came to pass that

Nephi and Lehi were encircled about as if by fire,

even insomuch that they durst not lay their hands upon them

for fear lest they should be burned.

Nevertheless, Nephi and Lehi were not burned;

and they were as standing in the midst of fire and were not burned.

Helaman 5:24

And when they saw

that they were encircled about with a pillar of fire,

and that it burned them not,

their hearts did take courage.

Helaman 5:25

For they saw that the Lamanites durst not lay their hands upon them;

neither durst they come near unto them,

but stood as if they were struck dumb with amazement.

Helaman 5:26

And it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi did stand forth

and began to speak unto them, saying:

Fear not,

for behold, it is God that has shown unto you this marvelous thing,

in the which is shown unto you

that ye cannot lay your hands on us to slay us.

Helaman 5:27

And behold, when they had said these words,

the earth shook exceedingly,

and the walls of the prison did shake

as if they were about to tumble to the earth;

but behold, they did not fall.

And behold, they that were in the prison

were Lamanites and Nephites who were dissenters.

Helaman 5:28

And it came to pass that they were overshadowed with a cloud of darkness,

and an awful solemn fear came upon them.

Helaman 5:29

And it came to pass that there came a voice

as if it were above the cloud of darkness, saying:

Repent ye, repent ye,

and seek no more to destroy my servants

whom I have sent unto you to declare good tidings.

Helaman 5:30

And it came to pass when they heard this voice,

and beheld that it was not a voice of thunder,

neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise,

but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness,

as if it had been a whisper,

and it did pierce even to the very soul—

Helaman 5:31

And notwithstanding the mildness of the voice,

behold the earth shook exceedingly,

and the walls of the prison trembled again,

as if it were about to tumble to the earth;

and behold the cloud of darkness, which had overshadowed them, did not disperse —

Helaman 5:32

And behold the voice came again, saying:

Repent ye, repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand;

and seek no more to destroy my servants.

And it came to pass that the earth shook again, and the walls trembled.

Helaman 5:33

And also again the third time the voice came,

and did speak unto them marvelous words which cannot be uttered by man;

and the walls did tremble again,

and the earth shook as if it were about to divide asunder.

Helaman 5:34

And it came to pass that the Lamanites could not flee

because of the cloud of darkness which did overshadow them;

yea, and also they were immovable

because of the fear which did come upon them.